A experimentação no currículo de Ciências na Paraíba

Abstract

Experimentation is an important didactic modality that characterizes Science teaching (CE) and enables a rapprochement between scientific knowledge and understanding of the natural world. The relevance of analyzing the presence of Experimentation in the Curricular Document of Paraíba arises from its fundamental role as the guiding structure for the formulation of educational curricula in the State. The objective of this work was to understand how experimentation is established in the 2010 and 2018 curricula respectively before and after the BNCC. The research used the qualitative theoretical-methodological assumption of the documentary type based on thematic content analysis. Based on reading the curricula and analysis, we defined two empirical categories: Category 1- Meaning of experimentation; Category 2 - Student autonomy in experimentation. The results indicate that experimentation is addressed in both curricula, although it is not explored satisfactorily. Through analysis, we can understand experimentation as both part of the teaching-learning process and the scientific process, and also reflect on the level of teacher-student freedom involved in experimentation.